Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Over a period of years, a discourse has been developing questioning the potential of the international human rights framework. International Human Rights Law (IHRL) is accused of failing to attain its aspirations and to be inclusive of diverse human experiences….

Privacy is a human right recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and among many other regional and international treaties. The Declaration states that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,…

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported that in 2016, one in every six of the 18,500 runaways reported in the United States were likely victims of sex trafficking. In addition to using physical venues, traffickers also coerce…

Two teenagers in Karachi, Pakistan were recently electrocuted because they planned to elope in defiance of the tradition of arranged marriage. In 2016, an anti-honor killing law was enacted, but these atrocities continue. The International Honour Based Violence Network (HBVA)…

Zimbabwe’s constitutional referendum may signal a new future for Zimbabwean governance and human rights, but arrests and raids of several human rights organizations have cast doubt on the legitimacy of the process. The constitutional referendum was passed with 94.5% of…